MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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